"A parishioner fro St Mary's in Ipswich has written a book about the friendship which has grown up with villages in Cambodia through the Diocesan Building Bridges Scheme." Story continues.
Image caption "Marie-Madeleine Kenning with students in Cambodia"
1992; The Ageing Process - retirement; The Hugging Diocese; Ars December '92 - retreat organised by Tony Philpot; Tomorrow - what are we returning to; Women's Ordination - Church of England decision, enlargement of the ministry of women within its own specific and necessary role in the community; The New Situation consider the way ahead for the Anglican clergy who are ill at ease; Visitation - value of this programme; Death and Retirement - Frs. Hacon, Lynch, Houghton, Brophy, Howlin, Diamond, Bustin; Diocesan Development - developments in remote areas of the diocese, enormous expenditure in schools
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)The Great Triduum; Walsingham and Easter TV Mass, parish participation in Diocesan Pilgrimage; The Permanent Deacon - guidance of Mgr J Drury and Mgr Tony Philpot, 3 year training programme being established; The Place of Women in the Church - promotion of women in the life of the Diocese and parishes, woman priests a last straw for our anglican brothers; Anglican Reconciliation - not easy for either side; New Financial Responsibilities; We, the Priests - brutal attack on Fr Michael Clothier in Beccles, Paul Hypher ordination in 1994, Mgr Michael Cassidu as Emeritus Chancellor; The Diocesan 'Team' - next Bishop will be reassured by the 'service to the Diocese'; More? - Bill Mason to be ordained as our second former anglican priest
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)Just You!; Ecumenism; Schools; Religious Apostolates; The Sisters Day; The Pro-Nuncio's Day 27 June at 10am in Newmarket; Easter Greetings
Clark, Alan Charles Rev DD (1919-2002)Sudbury Parish address embossed on cover
110: Notanda: Pastoral and Collection, Papal Documents (accompany [not present] this Pastoral Letter: 1. The Decree on First Communion, 2. "Professio fidei Tridentinae"),
111-129: Advent Pastoral letter: Social Question, Leo XIII social policy, plea for non-interference, competence of the Church, position, City of God, No abdication, alleged failure of Catholicism as a social force, the Catholic Social Guild, non-Catholic movements; Northampton Dicesan Mission Fund: missions in March, Bletcheley, Brantham, Dunstable - church consecrations in Slough, Bungay, Sherringham - completed fabric and planned opening for St John's Norwich - new mass centres at Stoke Holy Cross, Chalfont St Peter.
130: Report and Statistics, S. Peter's Pence, Association for the Propagation of the Faith (Rev Francis Ross, Organizing Secretary.)
Sudbury Parish address embossed on cover
734: Notanda: Pastoral and Collection, Midnight Mass, Duplication, Peter's Pence, Teachers' Superannuation Fund, Report and Statistics, Remittance of Moneys
735-743: Advent Pastoral letter - steady progress being made for the Poor Mission Fund; Olney has a new chapel, Weston Underwood a new presbytery, Stowmarket a new presbytery, High Fen (nr Wisbech) Fr Page needs alms to erect a small chapel for the large Irish colony. Thanks the unknown good lady building at her own expense the church at Lowestoft.
745: "Prayer at the beginning of the year" - 40 day indulgence when said on the first day and first Sunday of the year
"St Mark's Catholic Church in Ipswich began its Advent celebrations with a new Divine Mercy painting, commissioned by Fr Luke Goymour, and crafted by his brother, artist Ben Goymour. The five-foot oil painting replaces a small, faded image of the Divine Mercy, and as Fr Luke says, the new painting "enhances the church", story continues.
image 1: Fr Luke Goymour, Mr & Mrs Ben Goymour and painting
"Fr Anthony Foreman, a retired diocesan priest, has published a book on the intriguing medieval history of Lidgate, the Suffolk village where he lives. Lidgate, which is in the Newmarket parish, boasts the remains of a Roman villa, a Norman castle and was the birthplace of John de Lydgate, the famous medieval poet and monk of Bury Abbey. He presented a copy of his life of St Edmund to King Henry V on his visit to the abbey." Story continues.
Image - Fr Anthony with book
"Representatives of all the parishes in the Diocese of East Anglia twinned with parishes in the Battambang Prefecture in Cambodia met face-to-face for the first time since lockdown at St Mary and St Wulstan." Story continues
1 image: group of parishioners
"A tapestry depicting the life and death of St Edmund has been produced by pupils at St Edmund's Catholic School in Bury St Edmunds as part of the relaunched Abbey 1000 celebrations." story continues.
image caption: "St Edmund's pupils who were involved in making the tapestry with Jo Pepper and John Saunders."
"One of Suffolk's most popular parish priests was remembered at a ceremony in the front garden of St Felix RC Church on 27th March. A bench placed in honour of Fr John McNally, who served in the Felixstowe parish from 1993 until his death in 2007, was rededicated by the current parish priest, Fr John Barnes." Story continues.
image caption: "Fr John Barnes and altar server Tony Lazell with the refurbished bench in honour of Fr John McNally."
"Bishop Alan has celebrated a Mass and blessed an icon to inaugurate the Year of the Family, which began on 19th March. The icon of the Holy Family which he blessed was created by Fr Luke Goymour from the St Thomas of Canterbury parish in Brandon." Story continues
Image caption: "Picture is Fr Luke with the Icon of the Holy Family"
"Fr John Barnes, parish contest of Felixstowe, celebrated his silver jubilee of priesthood on 7th October. the feast of Our ladv of the Rosary" Story continues.
Image: Fr Barnes celebrating Mass with Bishop Hopes
From Ipswich. Recognising the poverty of this Diocese, he asks that priests to collect for the aid of the Holy Father. Collections to be with the bishop before Low Sunday.
Amherst, Francis Kerril Rev (1819-1883)Lenten Pastoral Letter given in Ipswich
Dispensations for Lent 1860
Suggest Canons Burditt and Frost and Frs Philpot and Wace for Commission on the division of the [Northampton] Diocese.
Downham Market is an issue on which we must stand - "whatever the personal holiness of Ossie (and God alone is the Judge here), he is corrupting a holy thing - and this is the hidden evil." Unwavering leadership is required. Confront Ossie with the obedience he owes, and, that the Pope has formally specified the circumstances in which the rite may be celebrated.
Tony Sketch should be given Downham market as his charge and say a publicised Mass there.
PPs (Aldeburgh, Wymondham, Felixstowe and Ipswich) make change-over on October 7th.
"Alan Hopes, Bishop of East Anglia, bless a copy of the San Diamino Cross in the Parish of Our Lady in Stowmarket, along with a newly restored tabernacle" story continues.
image caption: "... the cross and tabernacle in Stowmarket"
Pg 2: Bury St Edmunds only parish to give more than £100; developing townships; completing an audit of finance
Pg 3-4: Church Collections 1968 (Table with Parishes listed, heading: Diocesan Poor Missions (1967)); Individual donations
[Letter found in the Encyclical]
"Dear Fr Peacock, The dog cart will do very well. I shall arrive on Saturday at 4.30. I am willing to dine on Sat. at Mrs Sander's [?] if the dinner do [sic] not interfere with confession work. I will hear confessions on Sat. 8 to 9. I will say the first Mass on Sunday at 8.30. You need not erect a throne. Yr in J.C. +Arthur B of Npton"
"A family fro St Edmund, King and Martyr parish in Bungay, Suffolk, have created a virtual chapel in their home as they join in Mass whiles self-isolating." Story continues.
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